Did you read the article?? The ornaments were designed by children from California.. the article is from Conservative News Service or Christian News Service..

They are whining because the people from the park service are not controlling what donated ornaments from California School Children are put on the tree. The granny state right loves to control everything you do.

Their view would be a tree filled with crosses and pictures of grey haired pedophile priests and ministers..

Given the gymnastics 13 tried in his last DORA (Defense of Racism Act), where he was twirling through a whole parallel bars routine to establish that racism wasn't racism, can you imagine the tools available to politically spin the idea that someone he doesn't like insulted conservatives (for example, by observing that 23 Conservative public figures used precisely the same talking points about something.... for which you'd be banned, although it's a true observation of fact...)

Or the gymnastics he'd pull to prove that someone he does like, did not insult liberals, progressives, or what have you?

I personally do see the difference between hate based on race, gender, religion, or sexual preference, and strife between political persuasions.

Over on the legitimate side, it is an essentially political exercise to figure out what it means to be conservative or liberal... "all conservatives believe..." has a bit of a meaning. "All blacks believe..." does not, nor in a political context does "all Jews believe" or "all Muslims believe."

You'll note that the latter does have a religious context... that's why the latter statements are so often moved over to the religion forum.

However, given that latitude, as should be obvious -- this would be a better place if we really were trying to talk to one another rather than about one another -- and I should stipulate that when in Rome, I too do as the Romans do (see my observations regarding instant-pacifist pubbies vs. the "cut and run" meme of a few years back.)

speaking of hate, is there any member of the board who spouts off his own personal hatred towards others on as regular a basis as you do?

Well, at least you don't claim to be a christian, though that claim seems questionable given how sensitive you appear re all things Christmas... But your attitudes toward others are about as far from Christ's teachings as one can get while still remaining a member here.